The key facts

  • A young man born in 2009, without a driver's license, crashed a Hyundai into a bus stop on Mashkinskoye Highway
  • The driver and two passengers born in 2007 and 2009 were injured
  • The Moscow prosecutor's office is overseeing the procedural inquiry

Crash on Mashkinskoye Highway

In the Moscow region, a teenager driving a Hyundai without a driver's license was involved in a serious accident. According to preliminary data, the young man, born in 2009, was driving along Mashkinskoye Highway, lost control, veered off the road and crashed into a public transport stop. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office, which published a post on its Telegram channel.

The injured and the investigation

As a result of the accident, the driver himself and two passengers, born in 2007 and 2009, were injured. Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the crash, and the prosecutor's office is overseeing the course and results of the procedural inquiry into the incident. The driver's age and lack of driving credentials mean that a minor was behind the wheel; however, the sources do not report who owned the car or whether the driving was handed over voluntarily.